| Service number | O5879 |
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| Birth Date | 1925-08-14 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Western Australia, Meckering |
| Death Date | 2013-05-26 |
| Final Rank | Wing Commander |
| Service | Royal Australian Air Force |
| Unit | No. 77 Squadron |
| Place | Meckering |
| Conflicts/Operations |
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| Gazettes |
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1952-02-07 Published in London Gazette in 1951-06-22 Published in London Gazette in 1952-01-25 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1951-06-22 |
Wing Commander Leslie Reading
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Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 77 Squadron
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- London Gazette
- 25 January 1952 on page 514 at position 6
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 07 February 1952 on page 1537 at position 6
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- No. 77 Squadron
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Flying Officer
- London Gazette
- 22 June 1951 on page 3412 at position 21
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 22 June 1951 on page 1555 at position 33
Timeline
| Date of birth | 14 August 1925 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 14 August 1943 | |
| Date of discharge | 25 February 1976 | |
| Date of death | 26 May 2013 |
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